5 Quick Fixes: Outdoor Lanterns

Candlelight was the first–and for centuries, only–truly reliable source of flattering illumination at outdoor dinner parties. No more. Here are five up-to-date lanterns, all of which use high-efficiency LEDs to light things up.

Above: Molo Design’s Hobo Lanterns owe their glow to light-emitting diodes (doesn’t that sound so much more melodious than the acronym “LED”?) inside simple felt bags. With battery packs, they’re portable. We’d like an assortment to light the patio this summer; $125 each.